The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are a legacy institution in the world of NFL cheerleading , and there are certain expectations for how potential athletes must behave if they want to join the ranks. The DCC’s talent — under Kelli Finglass and Judy Trammell ’s direction — has captivated public interest since 2006 during the inaugural run of CMT’s Making the Team series . Nearly two years after the reality series ended in 2021, a Netflix docuseries, America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, followed the newest squad during the duration of the 2023-2024 season.
America’s Sweethearts introduced viewers to the latest team, including Victoria Kalina , a fourth-year legacy vet who failed to make the roster on Making the Team. “I feel like my experience with CMT [brought up] PTSD [of] being called into the office so many times. I was like, ‘[deep breaths] .
.. This is gonna be questionable,’” Victoria exclusively told Us Weekly in July 2024.
“We didn’t really know exactly what route they were gonna take and what the story line was gonna be. If it was gonna be like CMT where it was very drama [focused].” Victoria later made the team in 2019, going on to cheer for the DCC three more years after a brief hiatus for mental health treatment.
On America’s Sweethearts , she got candid about following the team’s high standards year after year. Kelli, meanwhile, is unapologetic about making specific rules for DCC dancers, telling People in June 2024, “.